Bradley Wiggins will be in the saddle for Team Sky in Denmark only two weeks after his Olympic gold medal triumph. Photograph: Tim Ireland/PA

Bradley Wiggins, the Tour de France winner and Olympic time-trial champion, will return to action for Team Sky in the Post Danmark Rundt on 22 August.

Wiggins will be joined in the team by Mark Cavendish, who suffered Olympic road race disappointment just days after rounding off his own Tour de France with his 23rd stage win.

Cavendish's future with Team Sky is uncertain after the team principal Dave Brailsford admitted he would allow the 27-year-old sprinter to move on if he felt the team's general classification aspirations affected the rider's chances of stage victories.

Geraint Thomas and Peter Kennaugh are also in the eight-man team for the Danish event following their team pursuit victory at London 2012.